How Much Are Closing Costs? What Home Buyers and Sellers Can Expect
How much are closing costs? These are the fees paid to third parties that help facilitate the sale of a home, and they vary widely by location. But as a rule, you can estimate that they typically total 2% to 7% of the home's purchase price. So on a $250,000 home, your closing costs would amount to...

Housing Market is Hot in the New Boomtowns
Boomtown -a town undergoing rapid growth thanks to recent prosperity.
It was not that long ago that we saw a migration of businesses moving operations overseas or across the border to Mexico due to the cost of running a business. Now, we’re seeing something similar with renters...

4 Home-Buying Mistakes That Trip Up Unmarried Couples
First comes love, then comes ... a mortgage?! That’s right: Many couples are buying a home together before tying the knot. In fact, 1 in 4 homeowners said they purchased a home with their significant other before marriage, according to a 2016 survey by TD Bank. And that's presuming they...

Halloween Safety Tips
Halloween is October 31st, a time for fun with friends, family, and neighbors with children trick-or-treating door-to-door. Most people are friendly and nice but there are some who play cruel tricks on children and ruin the good time.
You can help make the evening of Halloween a...